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Zoom and pan with FCP – how to zoom to a designated part of the image
Hi,
I am trying to create some artificial zooming with FCP. I do this by setting key frames in the motion tab, although I want to take things a step further and pan into the new zoomed shot.
When I just move the wireframe to the new position, it gives the desired result at the end of the clip, but of course, then I play from the beginning, the clip is no longer zoomed in and as the clip is off center, there is black around the edges.
How do I key-frame this move?
For more clarity, basically I am zooming into an interview, but when I zoom to the desired level (in this case scale to 140 – I am using 720×1080 HD footage from the EX1 35mbs, so it hopefully keep it’s quality even at that scale) – when I am at full zoom, the clients head is cut off by the top of the picture because the zoom is zooming into the center of the picture.
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5 Replies
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Do you have IMAGE + WIREFRAME (third button on top of the canvas) selected?
Put the playhead on the clip. Add your first CENTER keyframe where the zoom starts. go to the end keyframe and slide the video in the Canvas down (must see crosshairs to do this) and a new keyframe will be inserted there.
You can also add a keyframe in your motion tab of the clip. Click on the + just to the left of that column. you will see a red + on your Canvas as long as the IMAGE + WIREFRAME is selected. Move around the little red + sign where ever you want.
good luck.
Victor
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Doing pans and zooms in Final Cut Pro is a bit like doing neurosurgery while wearing mittens. FCP is a blunt tool for this task – Motion or After Effects are much better if you have them available.
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To do “off-center” rostrum effects, the key is changing the anchor point to the desired point in the image before setting up the keyframed scale move. Changing the anchor point is easily done with the Distort tool.
This technique is fully described in my book.
Kevin Monahan
http://www.fcpworld.com
Author – Motion Graphics and Effects in Final Cut Pro
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